Mama(e) in Translation

2 sons, 2 languages, 2 countries, 2 "worlds" (work/home), 2 PhDs. Where translation and "in-between-ness" have become a way of life. Now with 2 cats & 2 Universities!

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Academic Job Application Season

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So... I know that several of you want me to keep you posted about the Family in Translation job search. Yesterday I finished sending out my ...
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Yams with Pecan Praliné & Maple Squash Pie

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I decided to post two recipes because I didn't have a photo of the second one, which is the one I really wanted to share. Yams with Pec...
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Looong Weekend

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**Coming soon: Thanksgiving Recipe** First, I have just taken the plunge again and switched to the beta version. I could no longer wait to h...
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

A Thanksgiving Story

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It was the day before Thanksgiving, many years ago, perhaps in 1999 or 2000. My husband and I went grocery shopping and when we got to the c...
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And Now a "Real" Post

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I forgot to say in the previous post that I just love my son's smile, it's one of my favorite things about him. QUICK DIGRESSION: Bl...
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Monday, November 20, 2006

I DARE you not to smile!

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I just couldn't resist posting these unbearably cute photos of my youngest son, a sequence I took a few days before the haircut . I dedi...
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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Kelvin's First Haircut (2004)

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Well, because I posted several photos of Linton's first haircut from last week I thought it would be just fair to showcase his older bro...
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Friday, November 17, 2006

Smart Squirrels

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Today I had to walk a lot with the boys in the double stroller because I dropped the car off at the garage and then went to the bank, groce...
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A Few Firsts (Haircut, Chocolate Milk and...)

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Last Thursday (not yesterday) was a day of several firsts in our family. I. Linton, my youngest son, has very fine and curly blonde hair, so...
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Thursday, November 16, 2006

When Things Go Wrong (Updated)

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Murphy's law postulates that if something can go wrong, it will. Or, more precisely, when things just can't go wrong because they w...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Woman Kicked off Plane for Breastfeeding!

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Breastfeeding in the news again! This might have happened because the child was older (22 monhts). I haven't been breastfeeding my 29 m...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Two Years and Counting!

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Two years ago today I posted on this blog for the first time. It's been a very good "journey" so far, as I have recently writt...
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Monday, November 13, 2006

Down Will Come Baby...

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... Mother and all. I know that's not how this song (which has pretty tragic lyrics) ends, but that's what happened to us this Satu...
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Still There?

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It feels like I haven't blogged for such a long time (hence the question in the title), but it has been less than a week. I'd made a...
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Restaurant Savy

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These past few days weren't easy for Kelvin, since he wasn't allowed to eat almost every food that he asked to eat. He then began to...
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Ominous Start

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I couldn't get to sleep very easily last night. I couldn't forgive myself for what happened. Thankfully, I do feel better now, so I...
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Sunday, November 05, 2006

Slowly Getting Better

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Things are very slowly getting better here at Casa in Translation. Linton, the youngest, is pretty much all better now -- except that he doe...
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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Here We Go!

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My little one is slowly getting better, but he woke up countless times between 3-6 am in the past two nights. It makes for a very tired mama...
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

How Blogging Changed My Life

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This post wasn't meant to see the light for a while. I also really dislike the title, but I wasn't able to come up with anything bet...
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The Motherhood Manifesto Film

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MomsRising is a great organization which "has a goal of championing core motherhood and family issues in political, social, and econom...
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I'm a Brazilian immigrant (used to say expatriate, have problems with this word now), living in the U.S. since 1996 with my husband and two sons (born in March 2002 and May 2004). I'm a mother, first and foremost, -- mamãe in my mother-tongue, hence the (e) of the blog title -- but after "ten years and two sons" I finally finished my Ph.D. in literature in 2008. After six years away from teaching (including a year home/cyber schooling my sons - 2009-10), I'm finally back in higher-education. I've been blogging here for eleven years, so welcome to my site and feel free to stay for a while and look around. Our lives are a roller coaster, never lacking in ups and downs! ;-)
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